REWIND - Aberdeenshire

June 2010
Quick Quick! We've just enough time to shoot of to Aberdeen for a sunny weekend, to catch up with friends, Mark and Bodil and their 3 wee laddies, masters Erik, Martin and Fredrik.

Aberdeenshire is every bit as green as here (minus a few rocks), with that same luminescent grass creeping up and over the ruined castles, which dot the landscape here and there, between fields of cows and horses... Needless to say we felt much at home. :)

Except .... The cows there are a much cuter than here or anywhere else in the world..
(Note this gorgeous little highland cow above)
(and more Highland cows, below..)


Speaking of Ruined Castles, we visited Dunnottar Castle, near Stonehaven on the coast of Aberdeenshire, which dates back to at least the 1100's, and possibly the 600's-700's.





It is an amazing cliff-top location, right on the edge of the sea, with a stunning backdrop and coastline... and a long fall down into the chilly waters. but perfectly safe.

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Back at home, later that eve, we sat outside in the summer sun and wacked some Angus beef steaks on the BBQ.. mmm... and that is how Australia met Scotland.

Here's little Fredrick ready for dins.

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It's a huge world at there and there is such a lot to see..
Scotland looks so beautiful but unfortunately we have only seen a little of Aberdeen and a bit more of Glasgow...
We will have to go back at some stage for the rest... But that is what life is for, after all.